diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89a31a58..53c08fcd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
 				<artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.2</version>
+				<version>1.6.8</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<skipCache>true</skipCache>
 					<overwrite>false</overwrite>